Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior Operating Department Practitioner in317 01 Freeman Hospital in317 01 Freeman Hospital PUBLISHED
MON 18 NOV 2024
This opportunity is ideal for a motivated and flexible nurse or practitioner who possesses relevant clinical skills, including intravenous drug administration and scrubbing techniques. The role offers considerable opportunities for professional growth and development within a dynamic department. Candidates are encouraged to discuss potential flexible working arrangements, demonstrating the organisation’s commitment to accommodating both patient and staff needs.
This is an excellent and exciting opportunity for a motivated, flexible and dynamic nurse to work within the Cardiac catheter laboratories/ Screening Room team as a Sister/Charge Nurse. The Cardiac Catheter Labs are a unit comprised of six radio diagnostic rooms, one screening room and three recovery areas. Within this area all aspects of cardiology and respiratory diagnostic and interventional procedures and are undertaken for paediatric and adult patients. This includes percutaneous coronary intervention, pacemaker/defibrillator implantation and arrhythmia procedures- using nurse-led conscious sedation-, transplant assessment and bronchoscopy. We are a dynamic and exciting department with a vast array of learning and development opportunities.
- Interview date:2 December 2024
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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The purpose of this role is as a support to the Senior Sister, acting as a deputy in their absence, taking charge and coordinating the department ensuring safe staffing and efficiency. They are there to provide effective support and leadership to both staff and patients within the Department and act as a role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students. It is their role to ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times and being an effective member of the multi-disciplinary team is essential.
Short listed candidates will possess current and relevant practice skills, including intravenous drug administration, scrubbing techniques and mentorship (or working towards achieving.) Nursing team development is an important aspect of this role and the successful candidate will require effective team management and team development skills.
About us
- To support the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP, acting as a deputy when the Senior Sister / Charge Nurse / Senior ODP is absent.
- In areas within the organisation Nurses / ODPs may be banded at 6 by virtue clinical reasons, for example, critical care.
- Provide effective support and leadership to staff, patients and carers within the Theatre or Department.
- Act as role model, teacher and supervisor for junior staff and students.
- Ensure systems are in place to provide the continuity of safe effective care for patients at all times.
- Effective member of the multi-disciplinary team.
- May be required to participate in an On-call rota as required.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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